[Woodcarver] woods

[Robin Edward Trudel]

Weeping willow is a very good carving wood, although it's
difficult to season without checking and cracking.

If you've got a truck, drive around after a big windstorm and
make note of the downed willows.  When they start chainsawing
them up, likely you'll get more free wood that you can deal
with.

A couple years back I got a bunch.  I sealed the ends by
painting them with grey house paint and left them in the sun.  I
turned them daily for an entire summer and I had very little
checking.  It was a bit of work though.

For my effort I have several large carving blocks of excellent
quality willow.  I've done countless projects with the smaller
pieces.



> Any of you ever try willow?  We trimmed our weeping willows

> branches some years ago and I rescued them.  They carved with

> ease (green) and I experienced no cracking or splitting as the

> items dried.  The best part was that they were already round

> and I didn't have to do too much to carve "in the round".  Is

> there any difference between weeping willow and other types of

> willow?

> 

> phyllis



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